Maasgouw

Maasgouw is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located on both banks of the river Meuse southwest of the city of Roermond. It was formed in a merger of the former municipalities of Heel, Maasbracht and Thorn on 1 January 2007.

The municipality contains a number of towns and villages: • Beegden

• Brachterbeek

• Heel

• Linne

• Maasbracht

• Ohé en Laak

• Panheel

• Stevensweert

• Thorn

• Wessem.

Topography


Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Maasgouw, June 2015.

Notable people

 * Henk van Hoof (born 1947) a retired Dutch politician, lives in Ohé en Laak
 * Jan Cober (born 1951 in Thorn) a Dutch conductor and clarinet player
 * Guido Geelen (born 1961 in Thorn) a Dutch sculptor, furniture designer and ceramist
 * Margo Reuten (born ca.1966 in Maasbracht) a Dutch head chef, holds two Michelin stars
 * Lies Visschedijk (born 1974 in Heel) a Dutch actress

Sport

 * Annemiek Derckx (born 1954 in Beegden) a Dutch sprint canoer, twice bronze medallist at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics
 * Bas Peters (born 1976 in Heel) a Dutch mountain biker, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
 * Mark van Bommel (born 1977 in Maasbracht) a Dutch former footballer with 536 club caps.